Blaby District
Administrative district of Leicestershire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. The district is named after the village of Blaby, although the council is based in Narborough. The district covers an area lying south-west of the city of Leicester. Several of the district's settlements form part of the wider Leicester Urban Area, including Glenfield, where Leicestershire County Council has its headquarters at County Hall, and the town of Braunstone.
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Blaby District | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East Midlands |
Administrative county | Leicestershire |
Admin. HQ | Narborough |
Government | |
• Type | Blaby District Council |
• MPs: | Edward Argar, Alberto Costa |
Area | |
• Total | 50.4 sq mi (130.5 km2) |
• Rank | 175th |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 103,271 |
• Rank | Ranked 230th |
• Density | 2,000/sq mi (790/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
ONS code | 31UB (ONS) E07000129 (GSS) |
Ethnicity | 94.3% White |
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The neighbouring districts are Hinckley and Bosworth, Charnwood, Leicester, Oadby and Wigston, Harborough and Rugby.